PRESS RELEASE Parents Charged for Forcing Child to Live In Outbuilding On September 11, 2014 at 9:37 p.m., the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to 10200 Lithopolis Rd., Canal Winchester, Ohio in Bloom Township, after responding on information that a child was being forced to live in an outbuilding. Deputies found evidence of child abuse from the home where it is suspected a 15-year-old child was living in a small outbuilding and was refused admittance into the home for food or necessary living adequacies. Sheriff Dave Phalen states that the area where the child was kept was horrific. The child was prevented access to the home unless asking for permission, and spent nights in the outbuilding with no lights, running water or bathroom facility. A bed was made of two cinder blocks with a sheet of plywood on top. The victim and a sibling were released to Children Services and are being held in protective custody. Both parents were taken into custody last evening and are currently in the Fairfield County Jail. The case continues to be under investigation. Douglas Lyle Sherman, 64, of 10200 Lithopolis Rd., Canal Winchester, Ohio was charged with Endangering Children, an F3, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and $15,000 fine; Intimidation of a Crime or Witness, an F3, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and $15,000 fine; Telephone Harassment, an M1, punishable by up to 180 days in jail, or $5000 fine; and Menacing, an M4, punishable by up to 30 days in jail, or $2000 fine. Kim Eng Sherman, 60, also of 10200 Lithopolis Rd., Canal Winchester, Ohio was charged with Endangering Children, an F3, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and $15,000 fine.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 21:47:26 +0000
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